The days in October brings a variety of harvesting, including garden produce like squash and gourds. And some gourds have a creepy, alien look to them and others are very colorful.
Basket of Gourds
Picture of the Day for October 3, 2017
You often see dogs jumping through piles of leaves, but cats also enjoy chasing the falling leaves and messing up the raked piles (as well as catching the rake too).
Sunkist and Tropicana
Picture of the Day for October 2, 2017
I took a picture of this silver maple tree earlier this summer to be used for a base image of a family tree, but the look of the tree was changed overnight when a bolt of lightning blew a lot of the bark off the tree. And you can follow the missing bark all the way up one of the limbs to the top of the tree. The bark was thrown from the tree across the driveway and lawn to the other side of the house. The new cracks in the trunk might make the tree blow down in the next wind storm and it is lightning out again this evening. The lightning also zapped the transformer (and at least one electric fencer) so the farm was without power for a while early this morning.
Blown Away Bark
Picture of the Day for October 1, 2017
Leaf lookers taking a Sunday drive today to view the autumn changes may have had a wet or sunny drive depending on which roads were traveled with the rain showers in the area.
Autumn Sunday Drive
Picture of the Day for September 30, 2017
It seemed like the butterflies and bees heard the prediction of a rainy week and they were busy enjoying the warm sunshine on this last day of September. Although the smaller wingspan, of about 2 inches, makes it small compared to the swallowtail butterflies, the bright reddish orange color against the black makes the Red Admiral stand out on the flower blossoms.
Red Admiral in September
Picture of the Day for September 29, 2017
The sunny fall day was nice for outside activities but with the temperature just barely making 60, it might have been too chilly to wade in the fast moving water below the falls.
Staying Out of the Water
Picture of the Day for September 28, 2017
After some early orange and red maples leaves, the changing colors seem to be behind normal years here but some areas are displaying a nice array of colors.
Catching Changing Colors
Picture of the Day for September 27, 2017
Some people complain about the damage that red squirrels but to me they are cute and my chipmunks do more damage to me, like the one which sneaked into my garage and then tried tunneling out through my insulation in the wall.
Cute Squirrel
Picture of the Day for September 26, 2017
After a few cloudy damp days, tomorrow’s partly sunny forecast might bring out some fall leaf lookers on back roads to view the changing colors of autumn.
Autumn Trail
Picture of the Day for September 25, 2017
Listening to the rain falling off my roof this evening sounds like a very small relaxing waterfall, and not a roaring one with lots of water flowing.
Peaceful Waterfall
